Sentence examples for drugged drivers from inspiring English sources

The limited use of DRE evaluations means that drugged drivers with high BACs may bypass DRE evaluations, leading to underreporting of drugged driving (EMCDDA [2009]).

In my colleague Marc Fisher's recent dispatch from Colorado, law enforcement officials there and in bordering states warned that they're seeing more drugged drivers.

Some studies have investigated the effectiveness of dermal wipes to collect the sweat of drugged drivers.

Some police departments use drug-recognition experts, specially trained officers dispatched to evaluate suspected drugged drivers.

As legal marijuana spreads and the opioid epidemic rages on, the number of drugged drivers killed in car crashes is rising dramatically, according to a report released today.

"Driving under the influence of drugs is a growing national problem, particularly among young people, but drugged drivers are not detected nearly as often as drunk drivers," said Michael Walsh, the lead author.

Reacting to the findings, AA president Edmund King said: "It is worrying that drug drivers don't think they are as dangerous as drink drivers.

Mr Penning added: "Drug drivers are a deadly menace – they must be stopped, and that is exactly what I intend to do.

Drug drivers believe their abilities behind the wheel are not seriously impaired by taking substances such as cannabis, cocaine and MDMA and that in any case they are unlikely to be stopped by police, the research found.

He added that in Glasgow, drug drivers had previously tried to avoid detection by drinking half a pint of lager before getting in the car, reasoning that if they were stopped by the police they would pass a breath test.

The government said it was proposing a "zero-tolerance" approach to drug drivers.